Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or IQLT?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and IQLT +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, DFIC or IQLT?

DFIC is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFIC and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DFIC vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and IQLT hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and DFIC returned +17.4% over the year. Net assets: $14.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF, and $13.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

DFIC costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points.

	DFIC	IQLT
Expense ratio	0.22%	0.30%
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026	$14.8bn	$13.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+14.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	21%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.9%	23.7%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+17.4%

DFIC total return, 1 year

+14.8%

IQLT total return, 1 year

0.22%

DFIC expense ratio

0.30%

IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and IQLT hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFIC IQLT

ASML Holding N.V. 1.05% 6.01%

SHELL PLC 0.98% 1.85%

Novartis AG 0.76% 1.67%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 1.34%

Nestle S.A. 0.62% 1.69%

Allianz SE 0.48% 2.57%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 1.41%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 1.54%

Suncor Energy Inc. 0.35% 0.66%

RIO TINTO PLC 0.34% 0.69%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.33% 1.59%

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED 0.33% 1.01%

Only in DFIC

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46%

Deutsche Telekom AG 0.41%

BP P.L.C. 0.40%

UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.40%

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 0.38%

Only in IQLT

ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.20%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 1.09%

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.92%

DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 0.86%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.80%

LVMH 0.80%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.71%

GLAXOSMITHKLINE 0.67%

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On the same fields

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

IQLT

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.4% +14.8%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts −2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.22% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 4118 294

Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 $14.8bn $13.6bn

DFIC and IQLT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DFIC in plain words

DFIC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.22% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,118 positions, with the top ten at 6.9%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

IQLT in plain words

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 294 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or IQLT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and IQLT +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or IQLT?: DFIC is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIC and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DFIC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFIC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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